Wisconsin state health officials have now linked a June salmonella outbreak that sickened 30 diners at the Baker Street Restaurant and Pub in Kenosha to the nationwide recall of 550 million eggs by Iowa egg producers Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms.  The Wisconsin salmonella cases bring the national total to over 1500.

An investigation into the outbreak began after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in May noted it was seeing four times the normal number of cases of Salmonella Enteritidis with a specific genetic pattern nationwide.

The CDC uploaded the information to PulseNet, a national sub-typing network of state and local public health laboratories and federal food regulatory laboratories.

Investigators are using DNA analysis of salmonella bacteria obtained through stool samples to identify cases that may be part of the outbreak.

Diane Bosovich, the assistant director of nursing at the Kenosha County Health Department, said the Baker Street Restaurant and Pub was briefly closed in July to test employees once the apparent source of the outbreak was identified.

Simon & Luke Can Help

If you tested positive for Salmonella after eating at Bullock’s Bar B-Q earlier this year, and were contacted by your local health department, then you are likely related to this outbreak.  If so, you are entitled to significant compensation for your illness – including payment for all of your medical bills, lost wages, and suffering you endured.

The Salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke are currently investigating this salmonella egg outbreak.  We have represented over 2000 victims of salmonella across the United States, filing hundreds of salmonella lawsuits (including the first salmonella egg lawsuit in Texas) and recovering millions of dollars in salmonella settlements for our clients.  Call us toll free at 1-888-335-4901 or contact us by email at ron@simonluke.com – we are happy to answer your questions free of charge.